Improvement in metal barrels



,JflA PRBY. METAL BARREL.

Patented June '11, 1867.

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IMPROVEMENT IN METAL BABBELS.

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TO ALL WHOM 11* MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Fan, of the city and State of New York, have invented show and useful mode of constructing Barrels and other similar vessels; and I do hereby declare that the-following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, hereby made a part of this specification. The nature of my invention consists of a metallic barrel or other similar vessel, with wooden hoops driven over corrugations, and firmly cemented tofthe body of the barrel, upon the depressions of the corrugations, and the end hoops secured in place-by swaging out the chines of the barrelior other vessel;

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. l

Figure 1 represents the barrel; and

Figure 2, a section of the heads. 1

The barrel is made in two sections by stamping or pressing so as to give it about two inches more diameter in the middle than the ends, and also by pressing beads or corrugations into the metal to hold the hoops and heads in place. The heads 13 are stamped in flutes or grooves, which radiate from the centre to the-chine, with concave external surface, about two inches in depth, and with flange C turn ed up and connected with the end edges of the rim of the ba'rrel by swaging, sons to form a strong and perfect chine. The two sections of the barrel are firmly grooved or riveted together, after which they are securely soldered, brazed, or galvanized. The heads are then forced into the barrel until they rest against the beads constructed for their stay, about half an inch from the edges of the ends, when the edges are lapped over the flanges of the ends, and firmly pressed in and soldered, brazed, or otherwise perfectly secured. The hoops E, &c., having been first firmly riveted and cemented together, are forced into their respective places and cemented fast to the metal composing the barrel or other vessel. The end hoops to protect the chines are left to project about the eighth of an inch, and slightly bevelled on the inside of the outer edge, so asto permit the flanged chine to be swaged out as aforesaid, to secure the end hoops in their respective places. The bungwhole and faucet-hole,-whieh are placed as in ordinary barrels, are to be made of metal, with female screw on each, so as to receive the male screw of. :thestopper or faucet, respectively. I

Metallic barrels have heretofore been made with metal hoops or bandsl Wood is a material better fitted to strengthen and protect metal vessels than metal, when made properly into hoops. It rebounds or springs back better into place after strokes or concussions than hands of metal do. Vessels of metal with hoops of wood are therefore much less liable to receive permanent indentations from careless transportation than metal vessels with metal hoops. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Strengthening and protecting metallic barrels, by making their hoops of wood, substantially in the mannor-and for the purpose described.

2. The mode herein set forth of placing the endhoops to secure the chines irom indentations, and also the mode of securing the end hoops in place by swaging out the chines, substantially in the manner and for. the

purpose set forth.

JOHN A. FBEY.

Witnesses WM. Base,

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